Creek. Trees stand on the rocky hillside in the background. Camera equipment, including a case labeled "Glass" sits in the foreground next to the railroad track.; Stereographic view of a large water tank standing in the right midground next to a segment of railroad track for the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad at the mouth of Deer Creek west of Crossons in the Platte Canyon southwest of Denver, Colorado. The water tank was replaced by a larger tank at the nearby town of Crossons in Jefferson County in the late 1880s. Arch Rock, a popular landmark along the railroad line, stands in the left midground at the mouth of Deer

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Notes

"Arch Rock & Deer Creek Tank RR Denver, So. Park & Pacific Tracks (prints) Collier" and "Is this printed backwards?" penciled on back of smaller print; "Railroads - Denver, South Park & Pacific Arch Rock and Deer Creek Tank (1 mile west of Crossen in Platte Canon)" penciled on back of other print; smaller print is printed backwards.; Glass plate has severeal small scratches near upper edge.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; R7001300631

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